BP Wants Oil Spill Plaintiffs to File with Compensation Fund First

Wed, 15/09/2010 - 19:32 — egnaro

BP has asked a federal judge to force all oil spill lawsuit plaintiffs to first submit their damage claims to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, the $20 billion compensation fund being administered by Kenneth Feinberg. If US District Judge Carl Barbier agrees, the litigation could be delayed for months. Read more